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24 hours in pictures

24 hours: Kuwait City, Kuwait: US army soldiers model robes at Camp Virginia
Kuwait City: US soldiers model their new robes as they wait to head home after exiting from Iraq at Camp Virginia Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty Images
24 hours: Managua, Nicaragua: Hens on sale at the Oriental market
Managua, Nicaragua: Hens on sale at the Oriental market Photograph: Oswaldo Rivas/Reuters
24 hours: Boston, Massachusetts, USA: A participant in the annual Santa Speedo Run
Boston, Massachusetts: A participant in the annual Santa Speedo Run makes his way between cars Photograph: Brian Snyder/Reuters
24 hours: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: People pray at the Promessas gospel music festival
Rio de Janeiro: People pray and sing during the Promessas gospel music festival Photograph: Felipe Dana/AP
24 hours: Nantes, France: People watch as a piano is thrown with a catapult
Nantes, France: People watch as a piano is thrown with a catapult during a Royal de Luxe street theatre performance Photograph: Jean-Sebastien Evrard/AFP/Getty Images
24 hours: Moscow, Russia:  Participants rally For Fair Elections in Bolotnaya Square
Moscow: Participants rally in Bolotnaya Square against violations at the parliamentary elections Photograph: Alexander Aleshkin/Epsilon/Getty Images
24 hours: Voynitsa, Bulgaria: A goat walks in a deserted school classroom
Voynitsa, Bulgaria: A goat walks in a deserted school classroom in the heart of Bulgaria's northwestern region, officially the poorest region in the EU Photograph: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Images
24 hours: Kinshasa, DRC: A riot policeman dismantles a roadblock
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: A riot policeman dismantles a roadblock after election violence Photograph: Emmanuel Braun /Reuters
24 hours: Almaty, Kazakhstan: A tame golden eagle lands on a hunter
Almaty, Kazakhstan: A tame golden eagle lands on a man during an annual hunting competition Photograph: Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters
24 hours: Beijing, China: A blind man plays an erhu instrument as he busks
Beijing, China: A blind man plays an erhu instrument as he busks on a street Photograph: Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images
24 hours: Sandpoint, Idaho, USA: The moon casts a reddish hue over Lake Pend Oreille
Sandpoint, Idaho: The moon casts a reddish hue over Lake Pend Oreille during a lunar eclipse Photograph: Matt Mills McKnight/Reuters
24 hours: Karachi, Pakistan: A man assembles the hull of a wooden boat at a shipyard
Karachi, Pakistan: A man assembles the hull of a wooden boat at a shipyard in Fish Harbour Photograph: Akhtar Soomro/Reuters
24 hours: The Vatican: A woman holds a figurine of Baby Jesus
The Vatican: A woman holds a figurine of Baby Jesus as Pope Benedict XVI leads the Sunday Angelus prayer in St Peter's Square Photograph: Tony Gentile/Reuters
24 hours: Bucharest, Romania: A masked man rests after performing at a fair
Bucharest, Romania: A masked man rests after performing during a traditional fair for Christmas and New Year celebrations at the Village Museum Photograph: Bogdan Cristel/Reuters
24 hours: Jiangcheng county, China: A villager shows his painted ox at a contest
Jiangcheng county, China: A villager shows his painted ox on a stage during a bull-painting contest. The local tradition of bull painting originates from a Hani tale, which says painting a bull will scare away tigers Photograph: AP
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